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UNITED STATES PATENT OEETCE.

VICTOR A. HARDER, OF NE\V YORK, N. Y.

BATHING APPARATUS.

SPECIFCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 336,642, dated February 23,18l6.

Application filed July 3l, 1885. Serial No. 173,135, (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, Vieron A. HARDEH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, in the county of New 'Yo-rk and State of New York, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Bathing Apparaus, of which the following is a specilication.

My invention relates to the kind of bathing apparatus made the subject of another application filed by me, and has for its main objects the production ofan apparatus of simpler construction, more convenient of operation, and one not open to the object-ion sometimes urged against the apparatus asv heretofore made.

rlhe apparatus shown and described in my said other application is provided with a hot and a cold water branch pipe for each and every form of bath, and with acock for each branch to control the supply of water, and the construction is suoli that either a hot-water, or a cold-water, or a mixed hot and cold wa ter bath may be taken. Against this construction of apparatus the objection is sometimes raised that the bather, if he be inexperienced or careless, or without an attendant familiar with the working of the apparatus, may open only the cock to any of the h ot-watcr (or steam) pipes, and in consequence he severely scalded. The experienced and careful bather or attendant, it will be understood, will never turn on the hot water (or st-eam) without also turning on the cold water, thus mixing them and affording a tepid-water bath.

To guard against accidental scalding of the bather is the most important object of my present invention; and to this end I employ only one hot-water pipe, and so arrange it that the water therefrom must encounter and mix with the cold water before it can escape from any of the devices giving the various kinds of baths, all as will be hereinafter more fully explained.

In the drawings which accompany this specification and form a part thereof, Figure l represents a front elevation (with the cabinet in section) of a bathing apparatus involving my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken at the plane represented by the line y i/ of Fig. 1, and looking in the direction of the Fig. 3 is a detail plan view of a nee die-spray pipe and coupling. Fig. 4 is an enlarged section ofthe needle-spray pipe, taken at the line of Fig. 8.

In the several views the same part will be found designated by the same letteror number of reference.

The apparatus is shown fitted within a cabiA net, A, after the manner shown in my said other application.

l is a solid standard secured to the floor of the cabinet, and serves to support at the rear thereof the needlespray pipes and connections. To the upper end of the standard is secured the lower banch of a cross T-coupling, 2, the upper branch of whichjoins apipe, 3, the upper end of which connects with the lower end of a four-way coupling, i. Apipe, 5, joins the coupling l, 'and at its upper end connects with a four -way coupling, 6, from which extends a pipe, 7, to the upper end of which is screwed a `l'-coupling, S. A pipe, 9, extends from the coupling 8, and joins a threeway coupling, l0, all as plainly shown.

a, b, c, and d represent needle-spray pipes, preferably of the curved form shown. The outer ends of each ofthe pipes a b c d are secured to the walls of, the cabinet, and the inner ends to the couplings 2, 4, 6, and l0, respeetively. As will be seen, the needle-spray pipes are arranged in vertical series about equal distances apart, and are each provided with a series of minute apertures to discharge fine spray upon the balher. Each needle'spray pipe ismade with three horizontal rows of perforations, and the perforations of the rows are so disposed as to eruit diverging streams of water.

Frein the vsectional view shown at FiO. i it will be seen that all the perforations h t' k radiate from the center of the pipe, and that hence the streams discharging therefrom will be directed over a largersurface of the bathers person. This is an important fact, and is one of the several features of my improveinents.

B is the coldivider-supply pipe, and C the hot-water or steam supply pipe of the apparatus, both located, preferably, at the righthand side of the cabinet and at its front.

From the pipe B atthe coupling l1 extends a branch pipe, l2, ruiming backwardly,

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downwardly, and te about the center of the cabinet, where it is connected to a device, e, for giving an ascending douche. The pipe 12 is provided-with a cock, 13, for controlling the supply.

From one horizontal arm of a four-way coupling, 14, in the pipe B, Xtends backwardly a pipe, 15, (provided with a cock, 16,) connecting with a liverspray device,f, at the right-hand side of the cabinet, and to an extension ofthe pipe 15 is connected a pipe, 17,

which extends transversely across the-back of the cabinet, but forward of the pipe 5, thence toward the front, and is joined to a liver-spray device, f, at the left-hand side of the cabinet, and which is located opposite the one markedf. From the other horizontal arm of the four-way coupling 11 runs upwardly a pipe, 18, provided with a cock, 1S), which is connected at 20 with a device situated centrally in the cabinet for giving a descending douche. A pipe, 21, provided with a cock, 22, is coupled at 23 with the pipe and with the pipe sections and coupling 7 8 9, and conducts the water to the needle-spray pipes. The pipe B extends along up to the shower-giving device g, and is provided at 21 with a cock for controlling the water-supply pipe at the coupling` 25, and is l provided with a cock, 26.

It will be seen from the drawings that when all the cocks are closed the cold water will till the pipe B to the cock 2l, the pipe 12 to the cock 13, the pipe G to the cock 26, the pipe 15 to the cock 16, the pipe 18 to the cock 19, and the pipe 21 to the cock 22; and if it be desired to take a cold bath ot" any particular kind, the cock in the pipe connecting with the device for giving` that kind of bath is opened, and the water thus permitted to discharge.

It' it be desired to take a tepid-water bnth, the cock 26 is opened, and also such other cock or cocks as may control the supply or supplies to the device or devices for giving the kind of bath or baths wanted. For example, suppose the bather desires a tepid needlespray bath. The cock 26 is opened, and the hot water permitted to mix with the standing cold water, after which the cock 22 is opened, and the tepid water will llow through the pipe 21 out into the needlespray pipes f7, c, b, and

a, and be discharged inwardly in diverging l sprays upon the body of the bather.

` It will be seen that by connecting the hotwater pipe with the cold-water pipe the hot water is compelled to mix with the cold water before it can issue from any point in the bath,

l l l l l l l i l i l l l l i l i l l thus providing against the scalding of the bather by accident or carelessness.

The bathing apparatus herein shown and described is simpler in construction than that made the subject of my other application, and is more convenient of operation, because, it will be observed, there are a less number of cocks to manipulate, and they are all located at one side and at the front of the cabinet, where an attendant may reach them with facility and without disturbing the bather.

Ot' course the apparatus may be fitted up in a room, without a cabinet.

Having now so fully explained my invention that those skilled in the art to which it relates may make and use the same, what 1 claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a cold-water-supply pipe provided with a cock, of a hot-watersupply pipe entering said Coldwater-supply pipe, and having its discharge controlled by the cock in said last-mentioned pipe, whereby the hot water is compelled to mix with the cold water, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with a cold-water-supply pipe provided with a cock, of a hot-watersupply pipe entering said cold-water supply pipe in rear of its discharging-point, whereby a mixture of hot and cold water is insured.

3. ln a bathing apparatus, the combination, with the coldwater-supply pipe having branches leading to devices for giving various baths, said branches being provided with cocks for controlling the supplies, of a hotwater-supply pipe, provided with a cock entering said cold-water-supply pipe in rear of the controlling-cocks, whereby when the hot water is turned on a mixture of hot and cold water is insured, as set forth.

4. The combined arrangement of the cold land hot water supply pipes, provided, re-

spectively, with cocks 24 and 2G, the ascending douche device, the liver-spray devices, the descending douche device, the shower-giving device, the vertical series of needle-spray pipes, and the pipes 12, 15, 17, 1S, and 21, provided with cocks 13, 16, 1.9, and 22, all of the said cocks being located at'the front and at one side of the apparatus, as and for the purpose set forth.

Signed at New York, in the county ot' New York and State of New York, this 30th day of July, 1885.

VICTOR A. HARDER.

\Vitnesses:

J AcoB FELBEL, G. FELBEL.

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